Multipationals: The Changing World of Work, and How to Create Your Best Career Portfolio

Book excerpt: Once upon a time, you went to college, graduated, then got a job for the next thirty years with one company, where you retired with a full pension and gold watch. Unfortunately, those days are gone. Plus, jobs and gigs are now more fragile and tumultuous than at any other point since the Great Depression. This book discusses how the savvy career mavens of today are rocking their careers--through the idea of being multipational, or having a career portfolio of several jobs and gigs at the same time. Hear from 5 different multipational career professionals who are navigating the current turbulent career waters to create successful, lucrative careers and networks through multipational practices.